Myra CHAN

Part-time Lecturer at Caritas Institute of Higher Education
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, HK
Languages
  • Cantonese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Mandarin Professional working proficiency
  • Japanese Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Child Nutrition and Cooking
    Stanford University
    Sep, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Knowledge and Skills for Dementia Care: The SSLD Approach
    University of Toronto
    Dec, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Diabetes - a Global Challenge
    Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
    Jun, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Managing your health: The role of physical therapy and exercise
    University of Toronto
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Stanford Introduction to Food and Health
    Stanford University
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • 陰影心理學及心理治療證書
    St. James’ Settlement Continued Education Centre
    Jul, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Mindfulness in the Workplace - Mindfulness and Coaching
    University of Oxford, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
    Nov, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Mindfulness in the Workplace - Mindfulness for Leaders
    University of Oxford, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
    Nov, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher
    Complimentary Medical Association
    Oct, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate Course of Basic Psychotherapy
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Mar, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate in Introduction to University Teaching
    Educational Development Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Jan, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate of Practical Chinese Medicinal Nursing Course
    Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong College of Chinese Medicinal Nursing
    Jan, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified Aromatherapist
    International Federation of Aromatherapists
    Jan, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate of the Integrated Health Assessment and Clinical Analysis
    Alumni Association of Nursing Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Jul, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Registered Nurse
    Nursing Council of Hong Kong
    May, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
    American Heart Association

Experience

    • Hong Kong
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Part-time Lecturer
      • Jun 2023 - Present

    • Hong Kong
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • Community Building Consultant
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Help to start up and operate a general practitioner-led wellness hub and responsible for administrative work. Designing webpage and promotional materials. Liaise with practitioners from different disciplines to join wellness hub and provide high quality alternative and holistic health care services. Help to start up and operate a general practitioner-led wellness hub and responsible for administrative work. Designing webpage and promotional materials. Liaise with practitioners from different disciplines to join wellness hub and provide high quality alternative and holistic health care services.

    • Hong Kong
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • Founder
      • Oct 2016 - Present

      Participate as Aromatherapy Consultant / Lecturer for Aroma Healing Institute Responsible for the management and delivery of marketing activity and communicate with potential customers and media. Over 2000 beneficiaries within 3 years with over 5500 number of attendances. Offering education on popular science in regards to health. Liaising with different organizations and schools for providing wellness promotion programmes. Organizing seminars at NGO or corporations to educate public about proper aromatherapy massage on the needy. Liaising with institutes for providing aromatherapy education with high quality research evidence. Show less

    • Hong Kong
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research / Project Associate
      • Jun 2017 - Present

      Implementing health education on sleep science and sleep hygiene, and knee health to the research participants.Coaching new part-time staff and nursing student helpers on the research flow and intervention content.

    • Nurse
      • Jul 2017 - May 2018

      Tutoring students from service learning project in regard to healthy and safe school learning environment with research work.

    • Registered Nurse
      • Sep 2022 - May 2023

    • District Health-in-charge (Shamshuipo) / Registered Nurse
      • Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

      Reducing cost on each elderly by 56.6% in 2 years.Increasing number of registered elderly members by 103.4% in 2 years.Increasing number of attendances by 274.9%.Over 95% of our elderly members experienced health improvement.Maintaining number of active elderly served each year at around 80% of total number of elderly members.Coordinating 3 nurse stations located in Shamshuipo for the resources arrangement and administrative work, such as monitoring project progress, budget, KPI of health issues, and the number of attendances.Develops funding proposal by assembling health and financial information.Setting up and work in alignment with company annual direction, for example, fall prevention, dietary management.Modifying marketing strategies for the recruitment of new members.Managing duty and coaching part-time nurses at the district.Liaising with different collaborators including subvent NGOs, DHC and allied health for case management and programme development.Mentoring nursing students or students from public health programmes during their clinical attachment at our nurse stations.Designing, organising and launching holistic health and wellness programmes for empowering self-care ability of the elderly and their caregivers.Research for information to produce printable materials for health education, e.g. 控糖蔬菜識多啲Sick少啲 (Fruits and Veggies for the Diabetes), 痛風不再來 (Gouty No More), 健康飲食指南 (Guide to Healthy Eating), 長者家居學Fun薰 (Aromatherapy for Elderly at Home)Providing health assessment and case management service in 3 CareAge Nurse Stations (Shek Kip Mei, FoodAngel, and So Uk Estate) with the delivery of health education including but not limited to disease explanation, drug management technique, nutritional information, cookery skills and physical exercises and offering non-pharmacological therapeutic sessions, including aromatherapy, psychotherapy, and mindfulness. Show less

    • Registered Nurse
      • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

      Offering aromatherapy, psychotherapy, and mindfulness sessions to the elderly in need.Establishing new service point for CareAge Nurse Station by liaising with our collaborators.Mentoring nursing students or students from public health programmes during their clinical attachment at our nurse stations.Making plans for various events or workshops by acquiescing the annual plan of the organisation.Writing agenda and minutes.Producing printable materials for health education, e.g. 控糖蔬菜識多啲Sick少啲, 痛風不再來, 健康飲食指南, 長者家居學Fun薰Monitoring and reporting project progress, quarterly expenses, the effectiveness of interventions with BACK analysis and KPI of different chronic diseases and mental health issues, and the number of attendants and attendances.Collaborating with other NGOs or other professionals for case management and programme development.Designing and launching holistic health and wellness programmes for the elderly and their caregivers.Providing case management service in 3 CareAge Nurse Stations (Shek Kip Mei, FoodAngel and So Uk Estate) with the delivery of health education including but not limited to disease explanation, drug management technique, nutritional information, cookery skills and physical exercises. Show less

    • Registered Nurse
      • May 2018 - Dec 2019

      Case management in elderly centres with the delivery of health education including but not limited to disease explanation, drug management technique, nutritional information, cookery skills and physical exercises.

    • Hydroponic Teacher
      • Jun 2018 - Dec 2019

      Delivering STEM education on hydroponic farming, aquaponics, and organic farming experience to students at all levels, from primary to tertiary. Delivering STEM education on hydroponic farming, aquaponics, and organic farming experience to students at all levels, from primary to tertiary.

    • Hong Kong
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

      Carrying out neuropsychological research by utilizing varies software, neuropsychological assessment tools, motionlogger watches, and communicating with varies parties and multidisciplinary experts Meanwhile, handling another cross-sectional study on the occupational safety and health in nursing homes from 17 districts by questionnaire and health assessment, together with some background works, such as training student helpers, mentoring students who join the project as primary health care activity, coordinating the project progress with my supervisor and the nursing home in-charge person. Show less

    • Singapore
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Registered Nurse
      • Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

      Offering private nursing service to patients at hospitals, for example palliative and rehabilitation Monitoring the efficacy of medical treatments on patients, e.g. BIPAP, ventilator…etc.. Promoting comfortable nursing care and environment to patients Offering private nursing service to patients at hospitals, for example palliative and rehabilitation Monitoring the efficacy of medical treatments on patients, e.g. BIPAP, ventilator…etc.. Promoting comfortable nursing care and environment to patients

  • St. Paul's Hospital
    • Hong Kong SAR
    • Registered Nurse
      • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

      A stepping stone for me to engage into the field of academic, aromatherapy and alternative therapies Following up and discussing pre- and post-operative procedures and treatment orders with physicians Assuring high quality of nursing care standard at orthopedic department A stepping stone for me to engage into the field of academic, aromatherapy and alternative therapies Following up and discussing pre- and post-operative procedures and treatment orders with physicians Assuring high quality of nursing care standard at orthopedic department

    • Registered Nurse
      • Aug 2013 - Sep 2013

      Providing professional nursing service for pediatric ward and day center Offering basic nursing care and nursing assessment towards patients with good observation skills. Dealing with conflicts when patients' family members were being frustrated Showing my professional knowledge to the caregivers with evidence by reading various research articles, which allows me to be more convincing throughout the whole conversation. Managing admission, in-patient cases and discharge Identifying patient care requirements and help to resolve patients’ concerns Show less

Education

  • The University of Edinburgh
    Master of Public Health - MPH
    2023 - 2026
  • Harvard Business School Online
    Certificate course, Entrepreneurship Essentials
    2019 - 2019
  • University of Oxford, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
    Certificate Course of Mindfulness in the Workplace
    2018 - 2018
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Certificate Course of Basic Psychotherapy
    2017 - 2017
  • The University of Hong Kong
    Master of Medical Science, Neuroscience
    2015 - 2017
  • Hong Kong Baptist Hospital & Hong Kong College of Chinese Medicinal Nursing
    Practical Chinese Medicinal Nursing Course
    2014 - 2015
  • JGO Holistic Aromatherapy and Health School
    Diploma, Holistic Aromatherapy
    2014 - 2014
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
    2009 - 2013
  • School of Continuing and Professional Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Certificate of Healthcare Planner for Healthy Ageing
    2022 - 2022

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